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Board restores residential zoning for Rimrock parcel after developer missed 6‑year deadline
Summary
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted May 20 to revert an 8.17‑acre Rimrock parcel to its prior residential zoning after staff determined the applicant failed to pull a required building permit within the six‑year timeframe set in a 2019 conditional rezoning.
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously May 20 to revert an 8.17‑acre parcel in Rimrock to its prior residential zoning after staff found the property owner did not meet a six‑year development deadline tied to a 2019 conditional rezoning.
Development Services planning manager Matt Blake told the board the 2019 rezoning to C2‑1 (commercial general sales) included a stipulation requiring a building permit within six years. Blake said the original approval anticipated a shopping plaza and grocery‑anchored development, but the permit deadline — 09/18/2025 — was not met and there is no active building permit application. The missed deadline triggered the hearing under ARS 11‑8‑14.
The Beavercreek Community Association urged reversion. Janet Daniel, the association president, said the association negotiated stipulations with the original applicant to secure a grocery store and other community‑endorsed uses and that the parcel has been marketed but not developed. “So I’m asking you to side with the community,” Daniel said, urging the board to restore the prior zoning and require any future commercial proposal to come back to neighbors.
Supervisor Jenkins moved to revert the zoning to the prior residential classification; Supervisor Cook seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous roll call vote. The board did not adopt a new or extended schedule; staff noted the current owner was not the applicant in 2019 and indicated the owner could pursue a new, properly noticed application if they seek commercial zoning in the future.
Why it matters: The board’s action returns the parcel to the land‑use designation that existed before the 2019 conditional approval and underscores the county’s enforcement of time‑bound development conditions. Development Services staff noted the county’s 2023 comprehensive plan update now designates the area as commercial, a factor the board weighed in discussion but which did not change the legal requirement tied to the original stipulation.
Next steps: The owner may reapply if they wish to pursue new zoning or a site plan; any future rezoning would follow standard notice and hearing procedures and require renewed neighborhood engagement.
